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Relations between the Soviet Union and the United States were driven by a complex interplay of ideological, political, and economic factors, which led to shifts between cautious cooperation and often bitter superpower rivalry over the years. The distinct differences in the political systems of the two countries often prevented them from reaching a mutual understanding on key policy issues and even, as in the case of the Cuban missile crisis, brought them to the brink of war.
The United States government was initially hostile to the Soviet leaders for taking Russia out of World War I and was opposed to a state ideologically based on communism. Although the United States embarked on a famine relief program in the Soviet Union in the early 1920s and American businessmen established commercial ties there during the period of the New Economic Policy (1921–29), the two countries did not establish diplomatic relations until 1933. By that time, the totalitarian nature of Joseph Stalin's regime presented an insurmountable obstacle to friendly relations with the West. Although World War II brought the two countries into alliance, based on the common aim of defeating Nazi Germany, the Soviet Union's aggressive, antidemocratic policy toward Eastern Europe had created tensions even before the war ended.
The Soviet Union and the United States stayed far apart during the next three decades of superpower conflict and the nuclear and missile arms race. Beginning in the early 1970s, the Soviet regime proclaimed a policy of détente and sought increased economic cooperation and disarmament negotiations with the West. However, the Soviet stance on human rights and its invasion of Afghanistan in 1979 created new tensions between the two countries. These tensions continued to exist until the dramatic democratic changes of 1989–91 led to the collapse during this past year of the Communist system and opened the way for an unprecedented new friendship between the United States and Russia, as well as the other new nations of the former Soviet Union.
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The only description of totalitarianism that is accurate would be "<span>D. A form of government in which the state has control over every aspect of human life," since this would be the opposite of most democratic forms of government. </span>
<span>You should not have to site it formally. If you are quoting something it says directly, just put the quote in quotation marks and state where the quote came from. Examples:
No author marker:
The such and such plaque says, "Something worthy of putting in your paper goes here."
Marker or plaque with an author:
On the historical marker at such and such place, John Doe states, "Something that your reader needs to know goes here."
Marker or plaque that quotes a famous figure:
Thomas Jefferson is quoted as saying, "Something poignant or thought provoking goes here," on the such and such plaque.
If you are paraphrasing the same rule basically applies. For example:
According to the such and such marker, something very interesting and relevant to your paper would go here.
There is no need to do a formal APA or MLA citation with the quote or include it in your reference page.</span>
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